Toledo glassmaker Libbey to expand Louisiana plant

SHREVEPORT, La. - Toledo-based glass manufacturer Libbey Inc. plans to spend $20 million on new technology, research and development at its factory in Shreveport, La.

SHREVEPORT, La. — Toledo-based glass manufacturer Libbey Inc. plans to spend $20 million on new technology, research and development at its factory in Shreveport, La.

The Louisiana Economic Development department announced yesterday that Libbey expects to create 70 jobs, with salaries averaging more than $38,000 per year, plus benefits, while retaining 511 existing Shreveport jobs.

In February, Libbey cut at least 200 jobs at the Shreveport plant. It moved some equipment to Toledo and Monterey, Mexico, as it cut capacity in Shreveport and stopped making some products.